Worldwide: Government, Public Sector

On 4 March 2026, the European Commission proposed an Industrial Accelerator Act ("the proposed IAA") that would, if adopted, incorporate "Made in EU" and low‑carbon preferences into public procurement, accelerate industrial permitting through a digital one‑stop shop, and condition certain large foreign-direct investments ("FDI") in strategic sectors.

The proposal for the EU's Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) formally published on 4 March and reveals a shift in industrial policy priorities, including first steps towards ‘Buy European' in government procurement...

The European Commission's Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) proposes a novel sector-specific FDI control regime, separate from and additional to the revised EU FDI Screening Regulation

Every document production to the Department of Justice (DOJ) contains some variation of the disclaimer "FOIA Confidential Treatment Requested Pursuant to Rule 6(e)."

Until recently, there was no law against sharing lawfully-collected personal information about Americans with affiliates, partners, vendors, and buyers located overseas. That has now changed.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Villarreal v. Texas adopted a content-based rule, holding that a testifying defendant's Sixth Amendment right does not include the right to discuss his ongoing testimony...

In late 2025, the EU postponed the application of the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) for the second time.

On November 14, 2025, the Alaska Supreme Court issued its opinion in Orutsararmiut Native Council v. Boyle. The focus of this dispute centered on several permits that the Alaska Department of Natural Resources ("DNR")...

The relationship between U.S. law and Indigenous sacred heritage has long been complex — and often fraught. The American legal system is rooted in private property and individual rights...

Every document production to the Department of Justice (DOJ) contains some variation of the disclaimer "FOIA Confidential Treatment Requested Pursuant to Rule 6(e)."

Texas is home to 31.3 million people, and with two of the country's leading metropolitan areas by economic output, Texas is the world's eighth largest economy at US$2.7 trillion.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Villarreal v. Texas adopted a content-based rule, holding that a testifying defendant's Sixth Amendment right does not include the right to discuss his ongoing testimony...